{"podcast":{"title":"Become New with John Ortberg","slug":"become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281","podcast_index_feed_id":3584281,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2118006.rss","website_url":"https://becomenew.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vf7qw16bn8ahjt88h40xo04r9dgq?.jpg","author":"Become New","episode_count":1183,"summary":"Join John Ortberg each day for 10 minutes of spiritual guidance on the person we are becoming.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:14.256537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281"},"episode":{"title":"41. How Does God Actually Guide Us?","slug":"41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us","published_at":"2026-06-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19399102-41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19399102-41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us.mp3","summary":"How does God actually guide His people? In this reflection on Psalm 32, John Ortberg explores one of Scripture's most comforting promises: \"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go.\" Drawing on insights from Dallas Willard and the story of Peter in the book of Acts, John explains the difference between mechanical control and personal guidance—and why God desires relationship more than coercion. This episode explores: - Psalm 32 and God's guidance - Mechanical vs. persona...","meta_description":"How does God actually guide His people? In this reflection on Psalm 32, John Ortberg explores one of Scripture's most comforting promises: \"I will instruc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":785,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/episodes/41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/41-how-does-god-actually-guide-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}